Out of time, out of pocket: lessons in payment claim timelines

Forme Two Pty Ltd v McNab Developments (Qld) Pty Ltd [2025] QSC 96 Sarah Ferrett | Ren Shike | Charlotte Kath (more…)

Fair and reasonable or practical injustice? Power struggle over arbitral award

Clarke Energy (Australia) Pty Ltd v Power Generation Corporation (Trading as Territory Generation) and Robert Holt KC [2025] QSC 64 Andrew Orford | Petrina Macpherson | Rose Dillon (more…)

Multiple proceedings, you got to let me know – should I stay or should I go?

Allen & Anor v Contrast Constructions Pty Ltd [2025] QSC 18 Julie Whitehead | Alexandria Hammerton | Rose Dillon (more…)

NSW District Court may be able to make a work order under the Home Building Act

The Owners – Strata Plan 94800 v Aushome Construction Pty Ltd & Anor [2025] NSWDC 143 Andrew Hales | Grace Black | Tiger Le (more…)

Restricted rights to enforce payment and seek adjudication in South Australia

Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2009 Lisa Papanicolaou  |  Kate Taylor (more…)

Severance – not just a cult TV show

York Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Tomkins Commercial Industrial Builders Pty Ltd [2025] QSC 44 David Pearce  |  Sarah Cahill  |  Jack Gibney (more…)

A right to levy liquidated damages does not equal a right to set off liquidated damages

Tomkins Commercial & Industrial Builders Pty Ltd v Pacific Diamond 88 Pty Ltd as trustee for the Pacific Diamond 88 Unit Trust [2024] QSC 321 Andrew Orford  |  Matt Hammond  |  Siobhan Beckett (more…)

High risk of inability to repay tips the balance in favour of a stay

Taringa Property Group Pty Ltd v Kenik Pty Ltd [2024] QSC 327 Andrew Orford  |  Laura Berry  |  Jazmin Sherrington (more…)

NSW courts maintain very high bar for appealing arbitral awards

Viasat Inc v Hansen Yuncken Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 1581 Andrew Hales |   Laura-Rose Lynch  |  Cedric Barakat (more…)

The 6 month lifeline: Owners’ entitlement to commence defect claims after expiry of the warranty period

The Owners - Strata Plan 87003 v Raysons Constructions Pty Ltd [2025] NSWSC 66 Andrew Hales |  Harkiran Kaur  |  Brooke Srour (more…)